First Place in Veteran - Dog or Bitch, Judge: Ms. Suzanne Coldham (nee Marwood) (Annesuz)
It was an absolute honour and pleasure to judge the Border Terrier Club’s Open show in Low Hesket and I would like to thank a very hardworking committee for this opportunity. I would also like to thank the exhibitors and spectators for their warm welcome and genuine applause at my placings. There was a good atmosphere throughout the day and good to see so many still ringside to see the top honours at the end.
I was greeted with an excellent entry of 104 dogs making 122 entries and from these I was able to select some top specimens truly representative of our breed. I am not going to wax lyrical about the breed in general but suffice to say in my humble opinion a watch needs to be kept on heads, movement and coats/pelt.
I was pleasantly surprised to find my Best Dog is the grandsire of my Reserve Best Dog and my Best Bitch and Reserve Best Bitch share the same sire as each other.
A stunning dog of ideal size, superb head with no exaggeration. Well laid shoulders. Narrow throughout but with enough substance to do a good days work. Good bone. Level topline. Correctly angulated hindquarters. Shown and presented in hard condition, topped off with a harsh, tight coat. Moving fore and aft he presented a picture of a well balanced, typical dog of the breed. Hardly surprising he is a multi champion. It gave me great pleasure to award him top honours today – Best Dog, Best Veteran & Best In Show